France with Homestay
Summer 2013
June 3-17

The Jet Lag Diet (just in case you are interested)


How to Ride the Metro



Musée du Louvre : Visite du Louvre en vidéo


Itinerary


This 15-day trip includes a stay days in Paris, six days at the home of a French family, and several days of travel around France to
  • La cathédrale de Chartres
  • Les Chateaux
    • o Chambord
      Chenonceau
      Amboise
    • Le Clos Lucé
    • The gardens of Villandry
    • medieval château in Angers
    • Abbey of Mont St Michel
    • St Malo
    • Honfleur
    • D-Day Beaches/Colleville-sur-Mer
    • Place du Marché in Rouen (where Jeanne d'Arc was burned at the stake)
    • Giverny
    • A PARIS!
    • Eiffel Tower
    • Bateaux-mouches (Seine river cruise)
    • Versailles
    • Orsay
    • Louvre
    • Notre Dame
    • Centre Pompidou
    • Quatier Latin
    • Champs-Elysées/ Arc de Triomphe
    • Opera and its neighborhood
    • Les Invalides
    • Rodin museum
    • And so much more!!!
This trip is OPEN TO ALL US STUDENTS; students do not have to have previously taken French to participate. However, due to the homestay element of the trip, an interest in speaking French is a must.

If you would like to find out more about this trip before the meeting, you could also visit the website http://www.vistasineducation.com/.

Vistas in Education: France with Homestay
Cost: $ 4,775
Maximum Enrollment: 14 students, first come (8 students currently signed up- only 6 spots remaining!)
Leaders: Natalie Luer and Mary Cameron
This 16-day trip includes a stay in Paris, several days at the home of a French family, and travel around France to the chateaux of the Loire Valley, the beaches of Normandy, and the quaint fishing villages of Bretagne. This trip is open to all students in the Upper School. Students do not have to have previously taken French to participate; however, due to the homestay element, an interest to try speaking French is a must. If you would like to find out more about this trip, visit the website http://www.vistasineducation.com/index.php/sample-itineraries/destination-west to view the sample itinerary and explore for more information. Travel dates would most likely be the first week of June (3-6), 2013 excluding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; therefore, we would be returning between June 18-21, depending on the departure date. The Fall sign-up deadline is October 1.
For more information or to turn in your completed registration, please contact Natalie Luer (nluer@episcopalcollegiate.org)